A Day of Sightseeing and Partying in Sofia, Bulgaria

Roman ruins, churches and yellow cobblestone streets. What to see and do if you only have one day in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

A friend recently told me that she would be in my hometown, Sofia, for a day and asked for recommendations. Excited about her upcoming trip (very few of my friends have been to Bulgaria), I put together a sample itinerary with sightseeing and dining tips and published it in The Huffington Post. For those of you who’ve missed my link to it on Facebook, here it is.

“Serdica is my Rome,” claimed the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, referring to the city that would later become the capital of Bulgaria under the name of Sofia. Like the Romans, Bulgarians love to eat, drink and party. Why not join them? Here’s what to see and do if you only have one day in Sofia.